Tabulating mechanism



c. HAGGENMILLER. TABULATING MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14,19I;6-. 1,432,689. Patented Oct. 17,1922.

4 SHEETS-SHEET C. HAGGENMILLER.

TABULATING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14; 1916- 1,432,689. Patented Oct. 17, 1922.

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C. HAGGENMILLER. TABULATING MECHANISM. APPLICATIOE FILED MAR. 14, 1916.1,432,689 Patented Oct. 17, 1922.

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C. HAGGENMILLER.

TABULATING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14, 1916.

1,432,689. v Patented Oct. 17, 1922.

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Patented Oct. 17, 1922.

UNITED STATES CARL HAGGENMILLERJOF MUNICH, GERMANY.

TABULATING MECHANISM.

Application filed March 14, 1916. .Serial No. 84,046.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, CARL HAGGENMILLER,

citizen of Germany, residing at Munich,-

Bavaria, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTabulating Mechanism (forwhich I have filed application-in German Feb,29th, 1912; Austria, Dec. 9th, 1915; ungary, Dec. 16th, 1915;Switzerland, Dec. 2nd, 1915; Holland, Dec. 20th, 1915; Sweden, Dec.23rd, 1915; France, Jan. 6th, 1916; Great Britain, Dec. 15th, 1915) andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescr1ption of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make'and use the same.

Devices areknown for classifying ordisintegrating statistics. inconnection with which a perforated band is employed, the perforations ofwhich represent the statistical results or figures, the said band beingguided over a, rotating roller cooperatingv with suitable circuitclosing devices forcounting or adding up the figures given.

The object of the present invention is to provide a device forregistering statistics of various kinds, and includes a perforated bandadapted to be passed over or in relation to contact making devices,whereby when contact is made, suitable registering devicesare actuatedin correspondence with the number of contacts made. The device isconstructed to. be capable of registering what I term either singlecountings or combination countings; the former being the registration ofbut a single kind of statistics, as for example the number of maleinhabitants of a district, while thelatter is 'the registration ofvarious kinds of statistics, as for example, the number of maleinhabitants, their occupation, their creed and race.

Thus, for instan'ce, if a census of the popare 21 years of age, orbelong to the standingr army. v

he tlme necessary for each registration is the same in every casewhether two or fifty difierent ualities are to be registered. This isattained tively the qualities of each person in connection with a censusor the characteristic features of the objects in connection with otherstatistical material, by means of perforations in the endless band madeconsecutively in horizontal spaces of the band produced by longitudinaland transverse lines marked on the said band and then passing the bandthus marked through an electric contact system.

By this means, the employment of individual perforated cardsas such arenecessa ry with other systems, particularly in connection with theHollerith systemis obviated, as is also the employment of the sortingand subdivided boxes which are necessary in connection .with the system.In addition to an exact sifting ofthe material to indicate population, aeographic sorting is rendered possible, fbr instance, the registrationof the personal properties or qualities of a locality, community ormunicipal district, of a town or the like; or a chronologicalarrangement is possible which permits of the chronological registrationof objects between two periods oftime (for instance, in connection withpopular statistics. the number of persons who died of a certain diseasein a month). It is also possible to register certain groups of personsor objects in closed consecutive-groups, as for instance, in connectionwith households, where it is necessary to determine the number of singlehouseholds, family households, or those of public buildings or in takinga census to determine the number and class of dwellings.

In the accompanying drawings a device is illustrated for carrying outthe present procby first registering consecui ess, F ig, 1 being a sideelevation partly in section and Fig. 2 a plan of the device, 3 isadiagram of the electric connections of the device of Figs. 1 and 2.Figs. 4, 5'

and 6 show other electrical diagrams and tions 1 representing theproperties of the various persons or objects is wound on a reel 4provided with a crank handle 3, and is guided from the reel 4 over aguide roller 5 to the roller 6 for the single counting, said latterroller being made of metal constituting a good electric conductor. Itpasses then over a second tension roller 7' to the roller 8 for thecombination counting and then over further guide rollers 9 and 10 to thetake-up reel 11- which is also provided with a hand crank 12.

Above the roller 6 for the single counting is arranged asuitable numberof double arm levers 13-in the presentcase twelve-which are insulatedfrom each other by means of vulcanite sleeves 14 or the like and arerotatablymounted on the spindles 15. The inner arms of the levers 13 arebifurcated and their upper parts 17 are held against a shaft 18 ofinsulating material by means of springs 16 attached to the outer arms,their lower arms 19 being provided with contact rollers 20. If, as shownin Fig. 1 the parts 17 of the levers13 rest on the flattened part of thespindle 18, the rollers 20 will be in contact with the contact rollers6. If the shaft 18 is turned 180 by means of the handle 21 (Fig. 2), thelevers 13 Will be raised, and the rollers 20 will be moved out ofcontact with roller 6.

The roller 8ofor the combination counting consists of a suitable numberof'discs 22-in the present case twelve-made of good con sulated on theshaft 27 and have downwardly extending arms 28 carrying rollers 29 whilethe ends of the levers are connected to flat springs 31, attached to abridge piece 32 and insulated from each other.

Contact pins 33 cooperate with the twelve flat springs 31, said pinsbeing mounted on a bridge of insulating material, and also cooperablewith the springs 31 are hand levers 34 made of insulatingxmaterial andpivotally supported on the plates 35. A stop bar 36' is provided for thehand levers 34. Rods 35 are linked to the flat springs 31. which rodshave insulated ends resting on vflat springs 36 (Fig. 3) adapted tocontact with flat springs 37. The springs 36 and 37 are mountedrespectively on bars 38 and 39 of conducting material. The contact leversystem for single countmg is arranged next to the contact levermechanism for the combination counting.

This single, counting lever system consists of twelve handles 41pivotally supported on the plates 40, the said handles being ofinsulating material and their lowerends resting on fiat springs 42,attached to and insulated from each other on the bridge 43. The ends ofthe flat springs 42 extend above the ends of flat springs 45 attachedto'a bar 44 which is also of insulatin material. A shaft 47 ofinsulating materia and rotatable to the extent of 180 by means of alever 46 permits all of the flat springs 42 to be simultaneouslydepressed on to the flat springs 45 to make contact.

Corresponding with the twelve contact levers 41 and 34 for single andcombination counting, are twelve counting or registeringmechanisms, oneonly of which is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, at the right hand side. Each ofthese counting mechanisms consists of a counter magnet 48, the armature49 of which forms a pawl, adapted b means of suitable gearing 50 toadvance tlie counting wheels 51 one tooth further at each contactclosure. Any suitable counting mechanism may be employed and the extentof movement of the same may be selected at will and the results may beread off through the recesses 52 of the walls 53.

Inside the housing, on the'upper part of which the contact springs 42and 45 and their arts are mounted, a switch device is provi ed, which,as will be seen from Fig. 3, consists of a sliding fork 54 with handle55 and indicator 56, to the shanks of which are connected contact levers58. These contact levers, which are pivoted at 57 and are insulated fromthe fork 54, correspond in number to the contact handles 41 or the pairsI of springs 42, 45. The levers 58- may be connected with the. contacts59 for single counting or with the contacts 60 for combination countingarranged next to them and connected up in series, according to theposition of the fork 54 which may be adjusted to bring the pointer 5'6to the line for single counting as in the present case or to the linefor combination counting. 61 indicates a further contact lever for theswitch fork, which serves as current maker and breaker for the contacts62 and 63 for single and combination counting. 64 indicates j the sourceof current, which may be a battery.

The device may however be connected up to' illustrated in Fig. 3.

Assuming, for instance, that a single counting is to be effected andthat the levers 19, 13 are in contact with the rollers 6 (as isillustrated in Figs. l3,) so that the rollers 20 extend-through theholes 1 of the paper band 2 passing over the roller 6, then, if forinstance. the counting is to be effected by the levers 41 having markedthereon the figures 1, 4, 8, 11 and their correese four levers mustfirst be shifted to the right, by which means the corresponding flatsprings 42 will be placed in contact with the corresponding flat springs45.

When the rollers 20 which correspond with the contact levers 41 havingthe numbers. 1, 4, 8 and 11 marked thereon pass through thecorresponding holes 1 of the registering band 2 and make contact withthe roller 6, the following circuits will be formed to wit: The pole ofthe battery 64, conductor 65, roller 6, and roller 20, the levers 19, 13corresponding with the contact levers 41 marked with 1, 4, 8 and 11,conductors 66, contacts 59, contact le- -vers 58, conductors 67, contactsprin 42, 45, conductors 68, windings 48, con uctor 69, switch contact62 for single counting switch lever 61, conductor 70, pole of thebattery 64.

Ihe armatures 49 of the four magnets 48 receiving current, andcorresponding with the'contact levers 41 having the numbers 1, 4, 8 and11 marked thereon will be attracted and thus the corresponding countingmechanisms 50 and 51 will be aperated as often as the four correspondingrollers20 cooperating with the band 2, make contact with the roller 6through the perforations 1 of the registering band.

If a combination-counting is to be effected, the levers 13, 19 and theroller 20 are first raised off the contact roller 6, which is done byturning the lever 21, 180, so that the round part of the insulatingshaft 18 will raise the levers 13, 19, and the rollers 20 off the roller6.

Assuming that, instead of the four contact levers 41 1, 4, 8, 11, forthe single counting, similarly numbered levers for a combinationcounting are to be used, then the contact levers 34 numbered 1, 4, 8,11, for the combination counting are shifted to the right therebydepressing the levers 26, 28, by means of the corresponding contactsprings 31, which are moved out of contact with the correspondingcontact pins 33, and as a result of depressing the levers 26, 28 thecorresponding rollers 29 will be lowered to engage the contact discs 22of the contact roller 8, and contact between the rollers 29 and thediscs 22 will be made when the registering holes 1 of the band 2 permit.By depressing the. flat springs 31, contact is made between the flatsprings 36 and 37 and thus also between their conductive carrier bridges38 and 39, by means of the rods 35. If the switch fork 54 is pushed inso that the indicator 56 points to the line on the scale designated Cfor combination counting, the contact levers 58 will be shifted to thecombination counter contacts 60, and the switch lever61 will be placedon the contact 63. If, for inst n he co nation is to be registered bythe registering mechanism -No'; 6, then the contact lever 41 hearing No.6 must be thrown over, so that the corresponding springs 42, 45 willcome into contact with each other. i

It will be noted from Fig. 3 that each conductor leading to a contactpin 33 has a branch connected thereto leading to the next succeedingcontact spring 31; and it will also be borne in mind that by rockinglevers 34 numbered 1, 4, 8 and 11 about their pivots the contact betweenthe pins 33 and the springs 31 at the positions of these levers will bebroken. The circuit is then traceable thus :-From the plus pole of thebattery 64, conductor. 71, series conductor 72, contacts 60, contactlevers 58, conductor 67, springs 42 and 45, of lever number 6 of group41, conductor 68, magnet winding 48 of indicator for said contact levernumber 6, conductor 69, connecting point 73 and conductor 74'; the firstspring 31, contact lever 28, first disc 22, spring 24, first conductor75, then through the branch from first conductor 75 to the second flatspring 31; through contact pin' 33 to the second conductor 75, throughthe branch from second conductor75 to the third flat sprin 31, the thirdcontact pin 33 to third con uctor 7 5, the branch therefrom to thefourth spring 31 and as the contact between the latter and itscorresponding pin 33 is broken the current will flow through through thefourth lever 28, the disc 22, the spring 24, the fourth conductor 7 5,the

branch therefrom to the fifth spring 31,.its.

contact pin 33, through its branch to the fifth conductor 7 5, throughthe branch from a the fifth conductor 75 to the sixth spring 31, itscontact pin 33, back through the branch which connects the latter Withthe sixth conductor 75, from the latter to the seventh sprin through theranch connecting the latter with the seventh conductor .75; from thelatter to the eighth spring 31. and as the contact between the latterand its corresponding contact pin 33 is broken, the current wil flow tothe eighth contact lever 28,, eighth disc 22, eighth spring 24, eighthconductor 75, through the branch from the latter to the ninth spring 31,its contact pin 33, the branch connectlng the latter withninth-"conductor 7 5, from the latter to the tenth spring 31, itscontact .pin 33, back through its branch to the tenth conductor 75; fromthe latter to the eleventh spring 31, and as the contact between it andits pin 33 is broken, the current will flow to the eleventh lever 28,eleventh disc 22, eleventh spring 24, eleventh conductor 75, through thebranch connecting the latter with the twelfth sprin 31, the twelfthcontact pin 33, the twelft conductor 75; then through the connection 76and conductor 77,

31, its contact pin 33, back rail 39, springs 3-7 and 36, rail 38,conductor 78, contact 63, switch lever 61, conductor and pole of thebattery 64.

The number of the combination may then be read ofi from the countermechanism No. 6, which receives currentat each combination.

In a similar manner any other desired combinations maybe registered oneach of the registerin mechanisms by depreming the correspon ing contactlever 41, in which connection since the flat springs 31 .are alwaysconnected up in series by the conductors 75, the circuit through thecombination roller 8 will always be similar to that described.

I have 'herein used the terms single counting and combination countingto distinguish between the registration of but a single kind ofinformation, and the registration of a variety of data. An example ofsingle counting would be the registration of the number of inhabitantsof a given territory, without taking into account for example the sex,the religion, the occupation, or the citizenship of the people. Incombination counting, however, all these qualities or characteristics ofthe inhabitants would be registered simultaneously. Assuming that itdesired to determine the population of a certain territory, as well asthe sex, the religion, the occupation -and the citizenship of eachinhabitant, then levers 1, 4, 8 and 11 of series 34 would be used; lever1 being used to register sex, lever 4 religion, lever 8 occupation, andlever 11 citizenship. The tape 2 being apertured to correspond with thedesired data, when a roller 29 makes contact with a disc 22 through suchaperture, the mechanism of the appropriate register 49-53 shown at theright of Fig. 7 is actuated, and the particu-.

lar information is thus registered. If it be assumed that lever number 6of group 41 has been shifted to the right as shown in Fig. 1,registering mechanism number 6 will register the several data which itis desired to obtain by the combination counting. The operation ofsingle counting has been above explained and need not be here repeated.

Of the systems illustrated in Figs..4, 5, 6, that shown in Fig. 4 is forsingle counting, Fig. 5 for combination counting and Fig. 6 for singleand combination counting.

In the diagram of Fig. 4, the contact roller for single counting doesnot, as was the case with Fig. 3, consist of a single metallic cylinder,but of a suitable number of metal discs 7 9 insulated one from anotherwhich influence the counting mechanism magnets 80 correspondin tomagnets 48 of 1 and 3 by means 0 conductors 81 and 82 closed at times bycontact levers 83 (corresponding to levers 41 in Figs. 1-3) and areconnected up in series to a main curcounting mechanism are connected upin Series by means of conductors 86 and 87 in a main current circuit. Inthis case the contact levers are indicated at 88 (corresponding to 34 inFigs. 1-3)' the discs at 89, the disc contacts at 90 and the disc dragsprings at 91. Thusevery combination would be registered at allthecounting mechanisms, immediately the corresponding combination contactlevers 88 were thrown over or shifted. In order, however, to operatethese counting mechanisms only, which correspond to the rows of holesselected by throwing over the corresponding contact levers for thedesired combination counting, each contact lever 88 must be constructedas illustrated at 34 in Fig. 7.

To each handle lever 34 is linked by means of a collar 123, a downwardlyextending rod 124, extending through the cover of the hollow bearingbracket and connected to one arm of a bell-crank lever 126 mounted at125, to the other arm-of which a rod 127 is linked. Thisrod connectswith one arm of, another bell-crank lever 128, the other arm of whichcarries a rod 129 which extends upwardly through the bearing socket andthe counting mechanism stands and ends beneath the armature 49 of thecounting mechanism magnet 80, i. e.,it rests against the latter. By thismeans, when the circuit is made, all thecounting mechanism magnets 80will be excited, but only su'clrof them will be able to attract thearmature 49, as have been released by the shifting of the handle 34, inwhich caseeach of the connections 124, 126, 127, 128 and 129 will occupythe position shown in dotted lines.

Thus the counting of the combination will take place simultaneously atas many counting mechanisms as levers 34 have been op erated, i. e., anumber corresponding to the number of elements of the combination to beregistered.

. This is, however, of no importance and does not render the countingmore difiicult since all the counting mechanisms can be simultaneouslyreturned to the zero position after having efi'ected the registration.

- In the arrangement illustrated in Fig. 6 one row only of countingmagnets 80 is provided which is employed for single and combinationcounting and which are connected up to the operating current conductorsin parallel in the first case and in series in the second case to theoperating source of electricity.

With this object in view a contact lever uef I insulated contact levers98 and 99, which cooperate with contacts 100 and 101. To the rod 96 areconnected at 110 and 103 pivotally mounted and insulated levers 104 and105, the number of which corresponds to the number of countermechanisms. In single counting the upper arms of the levers 105 are incontact with the contacts 106*, in combination counting, the lower armsof the bell-cranklevers 105 lie on the contacts 106 for combinationcounting while the levers104 make contact at 104*. The position of thecontact levers 98, 99, 104, 105 illustrated in Fig. 6 is for combinationcount-.

Conductors 107 lead from the contacts 101 to the windings of the magnets80, and conductors 108 connect up the contacts 100 to the contacts 84 ofthe discs 79 for single counting, whilst the disc drag springs 85 areconnected up to the contacts 106 of levers 105 by means of conductors109 and conductors 111 lead from the pivots 103 of levers 105 to themagnets 80 of the counting mechanisms. Thus in single counting thelatter lie next each other in the following like circuits: pole of thesource of electricity or juncture of the main conductor 97 ,98, 100,10s, 84, 79, 85, 109, 10 105, 103, 111, 80, 107, 101, 99, 97, pole ofthe source of electricity or juncture of the main current conductor.

Thus as soon as a circuit is closed at 79, 84, the counting magnet 80 inthe same will be excited and counting will take placeon the countingmechanism selected,-in a manner similar to that described in connectionwith Fig. 3.

From the contacts 106 of the levers 105 for combination counting,conductors 112 lead to the contacts 90 of the discs 89 for combinationcounting, the springs 91 of which are connected by conductors 113 tocontacts 104. of contact levers 104, from which conductors 111 lead tothe windings of the counting magnets 80, the other ends of said windingsbeing connected by means of conductors 111 to the pivots 103 of contactlevers 105, which are in contact with the contacts 106 in combinationcounting.

115 and 114 indicate two switch levers, the first of which is'anordinary hand switch while the latter is attached near and insulatedfrom the rod 95 and is turned simultaneously with the other contactlevers 98, 99, 104, 105, connected to rods 95 and 96 when adjusted forcombination or single counting. The lever 114 serves for single andcombination counting and is connected up to the pole of the source ofelectricity or main current conductor, so that it may always be brou htinto contact with contact 116, which 15 connected by the conductor 107with the last counting mechanism magnet 80. The lever 115 serves forsingle counting only and cooperates with the contact 100 which isconnected by a conductor 108 to the contact 84 of the first contact disc7 9 for single counting. On the other hand, the spring 91 of the secondto the last contact disc 89 for combination counting is connected byconductor 113 with the previous contact 104 of the contact lever 104 andthe drag spring 91 of the first contact disc 89 by the conductor 120 tothe pole of the source of electricity or the main current conductor.

Thus all the counting mechanism magnets 80 are in series with theirrespective combination contact discs 89 in the following circuit pole ofthe source of electricity or main current conductors 120, 91, 89, 90,112,106,105, 103, 111, 80, 111 110, 104, 104 113, 91, 89, 90, 112, 106,105, 103, 111, 80, 111 110, 104, 104, 113 (any desired number of theperiods 91, 69, 90, 112,- 106, 105, 103, 111, 80, 111*, 110, 104, 104,113) 91, 89,90,112, 106,105, 103, 1-11, 80, 107, 116, 114, pole of thesource of electricity or of the main current conductor. course of thecurrent is repeated at each combination counting, and exactly as withthe diagram of Fig. 5 all the counting mag- Since this nets 80 areexcited, but cut out as far as the ture 49 of the correspondingregistering magnet 80, so that this armature cannot be attracted by theregistering magnet unless the operating lever (34) positively connectedwith such rod has been previously operated. By operating one of thelevers 34 the corresponding armature 49 is freed.

As above stated Fig. 6 is merely another circuit arrangement which maybe employed in lieu of that of Fig. 3. In this form a change of circuitfrom single counting (parallel circuit arrangement) to combinationcounting (series circuit arrangement) is effected by operating contactlevers by.

means of the switching device 92, 93, 94, 95, 96. I

It is to be. noted that in the arrangement of Fig. 6 selecting levers 34having armature locking means as in Fig. 7 are employed, but in Fig. 6these levers are omitted owlng to the sma size of this figure and alsobecause their arrangement is shown in Fig. 5 wherein selecting leversare denoted 88.

From the foregoing it will be noted'this alternative arrangement ismerely a combination of the circuit arrangement of Fig. 4 for singlecounting with the circuit arrangement of Fig. 5 for combinationcounting, or in other words the circuit arrangements for single. andcombination counting. which are shown combined in Fig. 6 appearsegarated in Figs. 4 and 5.

claim as my invention 1. In a tabulating mechanism for the purposespecified, the combination of a singleunit counting-station including aconducting surface adapted to have a perforated band pass thereover, acombination counting-station including a conducting surface adapted tohave said band pass thereover, registering mechanism, electricalconnections from both of said stations to said registering mechanism,and means for selectively connecting either of said stationselectrically with said registering mechanism.

2. In a. tabulating mechanlsm for the purpose specified, the combinationof asingleunit counting-station including a conducting surface andcontact members operatively related thereto, a combinationcounting-station including a conducting-surface and contact membersoperatively related thereto, means for feeding a perforated band throughboth of said stations between said conducting surfaces and thecorresponding contacts, registering mechanism, electrical connectionsfrom both of said stations to said registering mechanism, and means forselectively connecting desired contacts at either of said stations withsaid registering mechanism.

3: In a tabulating mechanism for the purpose specified, the combinationof a'singleunit counting-station including a conductlng surface andcontact members operatively related thereto, a combinationcounting-station including a conducting surface and contact membersoperatively related thereto, means for feeding a perforated band throughboth of said stations between said conducting surfaces and thecorresponding contacts, registering mechanism, means electricallyconnecting the contacts of the first mentioned station in parallel withsaid registering mechanism, and means electrically connecting thecontacts of the second mentioned station in series with said registeringmechanism.

4. In a tabulating mechanism for the purpose specified, the combinationof a singleunit counting-station including a conductconducting surfaceand the corresponding contacts, registering mechanism, meanselectrically connecting the contacts of the first mentioned'station 1nparallel with said registering mechanism, means electrically connectingthe contacts of the second mentioned station in series with saidregistering mechanism, and switching mechanism adapted, when actuated,to selectively place the series of contacts ateither of said stationsinto circuit with said registering mechanism,

whereby one registering mechanism is adapted to register the effectivework of either of said stations.

5. In a tabulating mechanism for the purpore specified, the combinationof a singleunit counting-station including a conducting surface andcontact members operatively related thereto, a combination countin-station including a conducting surface an contact members operativelyrelated thereto,

means for feeding a perforated hand through.

both of said stations between said conducting surfaces and thecorresponding contacts, registering mechanism, means electricallyconnecting the contacts of the first mentioned station in parallel withsaid registering mechanism, means electrically connecting thecontacts ofthe second mentioned station in series with said registering mechanism,switching mechanism adapted, when actuated, to selectively place theseries of contacts at either 'of said stations into circuit with saidregistering mechanism, whereby one registering mechanism is adapted toregister the effective work of either of said stations, and means forselectively causing anyof the contacts in circuit with said registerinmechanism to actuate the latter.

6. n a tabulating mechanism for the purpose specified, the combinationof a single unit counting-station including a cylinder of conductingmaterial and spring pressed contact members yieldingly urged towardssaid cylinder, a combination counting station including a conductingsurface and contacts operatively related thereto, means for passing aperforated band through both said stations over the conducting surfacesthereat, means whereby the contacts at the first mentioned station maybemoved out of operative range of the said cylinder, registeringmechanism, and means electrically connecting the contactsat both of saidstations with said registering mechanism.

7. In a tabulating mechanism for the purpose specified, the combinationof a singleunit counting-station including a conducting surface andcontacts operatively related thereto, a combination counting-station including a roller consisting of alternately arranged conducting andinsulated discs, pivotally supported levers having depending arms,contact rollers carried by said arms and adapted to contact with saidconducting discs, means for passing a perforated band through both ofsaid stations, registering mechanism, and means electrically connectingthe contacts at said stations with said registering mechanism.

8. In a tabulating mechanism for the purpose specified, the combinationof a singleunit counting-station including a cylinder of conductingmaterial, contact members supported over said cylinder, means wherebysaid contact members may be moved out of operative range of saidcylinder, a combination: counting-station including a roller consistingof alternately arranged conducting and insulated discs, contact memberspivoted over said conducting discs, means for passing a perforated bandthrough said stations, registering mechanism, and means electricallyconnecting the contacts at said stations with said registeringmechanism.

9. In a tabulating mechanism for the purpose specified, the combinationof a singleunit counting station including a conducting surface andcontact members operatively related thereto, a combinationcounting-station including a conducting surface and contact membersoperatively related thereto, means for feeding a perforated band throughboth of said stations between said conducting surfaces and thecorresponding contacts, registering mechanism, means connecting thecontacts of thefirst mentioned station in parallel to said registeringmechanism, means connecting the contacts of the second mentioned stationin series to said registering mechanism, means at the said secondstation for placing any of the contacts thereat into .circuit with saidregistering mechanism, and

means extraneous to said first station for placing any of the contactsof the latter into circuit with said registering mechanism.

10. In a tabulating mechanism, a record divided into a plurality ofpositions, one for each characteristic of which a registration is to bemade covering, a plurality of cases, indicia in said positions definingthe characteristics of individual cases, a register common to saidpositions,'an electrical circuit controlling device responsive toindicia in different positions, and means controlled by said device forvariably operating said register in accordance with a certainpredetermined combination of indicia in a plurality to be made coveringa plurality of cases,

indicia in said positions defining the characteristics of individualcases, a register common to said positions, an electrical circuitcontrolling device, a plurality of contacts in said device, one for eachposition of the record and operable by the indicia occurring therein, acircuit for operating said register, a plurality of branches throughwhich said circuit may be completed, each of said branches including adifferent one of said contacts, and means for completing said circuitthrough any desired plurality of branches.

12. In a tabulating mechanism, a record divided into a plurality ofpositions, one for each characteristic of which a registration is to bemade covering a plurality of cases, indicia in said positions definingthe characteristics of individual cases, a register common to saidpositions, an electrical circuit controlling device, a plurality ofcontacts in said device, one for each position of the indicia in saidpositions defining the characteristics of individual cases, anelectrical circuit controlling device responsive to every one of saidindicia, a plurality of registers, one for each position on said record,means controlled by said device'for variably operating said registers inaccordance with the indicia in the corresponding positions, and

means for variably operating one of said registers in accordance with acertain predetermined combination of indicia in a plurality of positionson said record.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. CARL HAGGENMILLER. Witnesses:

ARTHUR GUBE, AUGUsTE DIEHL.

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